Exotic Animal Formulary5

the individual animal of any of these species is never used for food, it is still regulated by
the FDA. The FDA prohibits the use of certain drugs, with no allowable extra-label drug
use, in any food-producing animal species. These prohibited drugs are clearly identified
in the tables, and the doses are provided in case they are needed for a similar but nonfood-producing
animal species (e.g., Attwater’s prairie chicken), and listings should in no
way be misconstrued as an endorsement of using FDA-prohibited drugs in any foodproducing
animal species. Please refer to the appropriate tables at the end of this chapter
regarding the definitions of prohibited drugs, extra-label drugs, labeled drugs, and drugs
needing a Veterinary Feed Directive prior to choosing a drug and dose. Please refer to the
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank at www.farad.org and other sources listed in
Table 6.25 for meat and egg withdrawal times. Please be aware that most drug dosages
are listed in standard international units (SI), such as mg/kg, but some dosages may be in
conventional units, such as mg/lb, mg/gallon, or grams/ton to match the dose on the
label.
Table 6-1
Antimicrobial Agents Used in Backyard Poultry and Waterfowl. a–c
Agent Dosage Species/Comments
Amikacin
10 mg/kg SC, IM
q8h×14 days 85
Ring-necked pheasants/PD;
renal toxicosis appeared
at 11 days; uric acid
levels abnormal up to 7
days after cessation
20 mg/kg IM q8h 45 Chickens/PD
5.3 mg/kg IV RLP
once 137b
Chickens/pododermatitis;
regional limb perfusion
(RLP) into medial
metatarsal vein with a
tourniquet placed
proximal to hock joint
for 15 min 137b
Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Clavamox,
Zoetis)
125 mg/kg PO q8h 173 Poultry
500 mg/L drinking
water 179
Chickens/PD
Amoxicillin trihydrate
15 mg/kg/day
PO×3 days 48
Chickens, turkeys
20 mg/kg PO 92 Chickens, turkeys/no
frequency listed
15 mg/kg body
weight in
Chickens not laying eggs for
human consumption 123
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